MC Car Care Products

[acetymekai]

Hey Guys...

what kinds of products do you guys use or suggest? what are you guys using for interior and exterior...

and whats the best way to keep the stock whls clean?


i basically want to do my own detailing...i'm never happy with the job the shops do...

I've used Mothers brand products in the past...

thanks...

///AceTymeKai

[gbrown.dsl]

Zaino all the way for the outside.

I use a damp cloth and nothing else on the interior stuff.

For leather use any good leather conditioner, Zaino's works fine too but I have used a few all with similar results.

Wheels, same stuff I use for washing the car, Zaino.

[dnbsquirrel]

For leather care, read this thread (I found it in the 368s.com reference): http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...511#post233014

[fpa1974]

For the dash and plastic bits Aerospace 303 is the best thing I ever used.

I agree with Zaino on the outside. I use it now on both of my cars and it does an amazing job. For leather I use the Spinneybeck kit mentioned in the Bimmerfest thread above. It is working very well.

Florian

[bmwpower]

Outside: Zaino

Leather: Lexol

Note: I've used Zaino on my leather before. Although it cleaned the leather well, a lot of the dye came off on the cloth and it lightened the seat color a bit. Since then, I've stopped using it.

[acetymekai]

does Zaino work well on the wheels also? i have no idea what Zaino is or what it looks like...is it an "all-in-one" product? or is there a separate soap, rubbing compound, wax...

also, does anyone have a reference on where to get a good chamois?

any tips or tricks on keeping the stock wheels looking sharp? mine look really bad after 2-3 days driving down here in Los Angeles....mostly the front..brake dust seems to be the major problem...

///Kai

[SinbadJMU]

S100 wax, Zaino is never worth the time spent to me... plus the S100 is a whole lot less $$$, and for what its worth, even though it seems like I may start a riot with all the Zaino lovers here, I think S100 gives an equally intense shine

[fpa1974]

Not a riot, but with the new ZFX, Zaino takes less time to apply than any other wax I used before.

Florian

[Hugo]

00 grade steel wool on everything, especially the paint.

[MFaust]

Originally posted by Hugo
00 grade steel wool on everything, especially the paint.

Don't forget to apply "Oops!" maximum strength stain remover to the steel wool. Can also be used as car fragrance!